diff --git a/pkgs/htdp-pkgs/htdp-lib/2htdp/tests/batch-io-xexpr-enumeration.xml b/pkgs/htdp-pkgs/htdp-lib/2htdp/tests/batch-io-xexpr-enumeration.xml
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+++ b/pkgs/htdp-pkgs/htdp-lib/2htdp/tests/batch-io-xexpr-enumeration.xml
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+<ul>
+  <li> <word text="hello" /> </li>
+  <li> <ul> 
+        <li> <word text="one" /> </li>
+        <li> <word text="two" /> </li>
+       </ul>
+  </li>
+  <li> <word text="world" /></li>
+  <li> <word text="good" /> <word text="bye" /> </li>
+</ul>
diff --git a/pkgs/htdp-pkgs/htdp-lib/2htdp/tests/batch-io-xexpr-machine.xml b/pkgs/htdp-pkgs/htdp-lib/2htdp/tests/batch-io-xexpr-machine.xml
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+<machine initial="red">
+ <action state="red"    next="green" />
+ <action state="green"  next="yellow" />
+ <action state="yellow" next="red" />
+</machine>
diff --git a/pkgs/htdp-pkgs/htdp-lib/2htdp/tests/batch-io-xexpr.rkt b/pkgs/htdp-pkgs/htdp-lib/2htdp/tests/batch-io-xexpr.rkt
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+#lang racket 
+
+(require 2htdp/batch-io rackunit)
+
+(define url "http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/matthias/HtDP2e/Files/")
+
+(define local-machine-configuration "batch-io-xexpr-machine.xml")
+(define remote-machine-configuration (string-append url "machine-configuration.xml"))
+
+(check-true (url-exists? remote-machine-configuration))
+
+(define xm0 (read-plain-xexpr local-machine-configuration))
+(define xm1 (read-xexpr local-machine-configuration))
+(define rxm0 (read-plain-xexpr/web remote-machine-configuration))
+(define rxm1 (read-xexpr/web remote-machine-configuration))
+
+(check-equal? xm0 rxm0 "compare remote and local machine config, plain XML")
+(check-equal? xm1 rxm1 "compare remote and local machine config, XML with white space")
+
+(define local-enumeration "batch-io-xexpr-enumeration.xml")
+(define remote-enumeration (string-append url "enumeration.xml"))
+
+(check-true (url-exists? remote-enumeration))
+
+(define en0 (read-plain-xexpr local-enumeration))
+(define en1 (read-xexpr local-enumeration))
+(define ren0 (read-plain-xexpr/web remote-enumeration))
+(define ren1 (read-xexpr/web remote-enumeration))
+
+(check-equal? xm0 rxm0 "compare remote and local enumeration, plain XML")
+(check-equal? xm1 rxm1 "compare remote and local enumeration, XML with white space")
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